If I am to make an example, (if) I have to find a husband for my daughter I’d like (it) to be a person like him.” For me, Sonny will always be a nut in my team, in my ambition of football.”Ĭonte added through laughter that: “He’s really sensible and a top man, a really good guy. You know very well the importance of this player with Harry Kane and for sure he’s a bit disappointed that he’s not scoring but no problem. “But he has to continue in this way and trust himself because in every game he has the opportunity, the chance to score and then he has to be calm. “In this moment, maybe he’s suffering a lot that he’s not scoring,” Conte said. That all said, Conte’s tone had slightly changed by Sunday and he did accept after the Forest game that Son is disappointed at his current lack of goals. I am not worried, and if anybody is going to be worried, it is going to be the coach. We are trying to create a problem when the problem is not there. To think he is enjoying it more or less just because of one goal, it is ridiculous. “Sonny is enjoying his football every day. “I’m happy with his performance and I don’t see any problems with him.
‘There is no problem with Sonny, with his performances, because the effort and commitment is always very high,” Conte said. Our fans, our supporters were really important”Īntonio Conte speaks about today's performance, West Ham and Davinson Sanchez ⤵️ /yMYourC1fo 🎙 “We knew very well the difficulty of this game, especially in this stadium. Thus far this season, Son has registered no goals and just the one assist, already equalling his longest goalless run from the previous campaign.
The Italian pointed to the fact Son won the Premier League Golden Boot with 23 goals last season as evidence of his unquestionable class. That’s why no one who watches Spurs regularly can seriously be worried about him - it’s just a dip that all players go through.Ĭonte is certainly not worried, backing his player before the Forest game when asked on a few occasions about Son’s form. But he still came close to scoring on a couple of occasions and the goals will soon return. No starting player had fewer touches than his 25 - Kane and Dejan Kulusevski had 53 and 45 by way of comparison - and he was peripheral for most of the game. Son pointed angrily at something and was clearly upset with the situation. Naturally, Son is frustrated - and you could see his irritation when he took his place on the bench after being substituted in the 74th minute. It should be viewed as a positive, not any sort of issue. Or did so against Fulham a few days later.īeing able to rest great players and replace them with top quality is what the biggest teams do. It would surprise no one if a refreshed Son came on against tired legs on Wednesday and rediscovered his best form.
Precisely why you spend the kind of money Spurs did on Richarlison - so that if someone is in need of a rest, you can give them one. Son will start scoring again, of course he will, and droughts have not been uncommon in his career, but this is precisely why you say it’s a squad and not just a team game. There simply wouldn’t be this clamour to give Son a rest if, say, Lucas Moura was the man slated to replace him.īut with Son a long way from his best and substituted for the third straight game, it is a genuine selection decision for Conte. It was a performance - coupled with impressive, energetic cameos against Chelsea and then Wolverhampton Wanderers - that have certainly given Conte a decision to make ahead of the trip to the London Stadium. Soon after Kane’s 81st-minute goal, he won a free-kick having wound up the Forest players to such an extent that Brennan Johnson couldn’t resist swiping away his legs in frustration. Richarlison was signed for a fee of up to £60million ($70.5m) this summer precisely for moments like this, and he produced an impressive performance all round. Kane and Richarlison celebrate Spurs going 2-0 up (Photo: Andrew Kearns – CameraSport via Getty Images)
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